by Jamie Bills | Oct 7, 2021 | Writing
This is a topic that has been on my mind for the past several days. Over the past year, life has been extra challenging as my 10-year-old daughter battled an eating disorder. In May things went from bad to worse when she began to restrict water and liquids and ended...
by Jamie Bills | May 14, 2021 | Writing
Your Story Start To Finish April 23-25, 2021 Michigan SCBWI hosted a virtual conference “Your Story Start To Finish”. It was a high-quality conference full of valuable content (I wrote about 60 pages of notes!). Over the past couple of weeks, I have tried...
by Jamie Bills | Apr 12, 2021 | Writing
In March I was approached by Michael John Sullivan to do an interview for his podcast channel: Magical Books for Kids Podcast Host Michael John Sullivan interviews beloved children’s book authors who sometimes read from their favorite childhood books. This podcast is...
by Jamie Bills | Mar 31, 2021 | Writing
DO NOT CATCH A LEPRECHAUN By Jamie Bills BEFORE St. Patrick’s Day, my teacher said, “You should make a leprechaun trap.” BEFORE St. Patrick’s Day, I thought it was a good idea. I wish I could go back to BEFORE. BEFORE I made the trap. BEFORE I caught a...
by Jamie Bills | Feb 9, 2021 | Writing
(REPOST from www.taralazar.com) February 9, 2021 in Literary Agents, Storystorm 2021 And now…the drumroll please… These are the Grand Prize Winners and the agents with whom they’ve been paired! They’ll receive feedback on their best 5 story ideas, helping them to...
by Jamie Bills | Jan 23, 2021 | Writing
I have been asked MANY times how I decide what books to spotlight on Instagram. I am happy to share…just promise you won’t think I am completely crazy OR nerdy by the time I am done with this post. 🙂 It all starts with The Binder Yes, if you read my...